Socio-economic statistics for Wath, North Yorkshire

If you are thinking of moving to Wath or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Wath to figures for North Yorkshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Wath is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Wath Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Wath and are from the UK Census of 2011. Wath has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Wath also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Wath are better educated than the average England citizen.

Qualification

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

England

No Qualifications

17.3%

20.8%

22.5%

Level 1

11.8%

12.7%

13.3%

Level 2

16.4%

16.4%

15.2%

Apprenticeship

3.6%

4.3%

3.6%

Level 3

11.8%

12.1%

12.4%

Level 4

34.1%

29.2%

27.4%

Other

5%

4.6%

5.7%

Wath Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Wath has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Wath is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

England

Owned

37.4%

38.4%

30.6%

Mortgage

33.7%

31.2%

32.8%

Shared

0.6%

0.5%

0.8%

Social Rented (Council)

5.4%

4%

9.4%

Social Rented (Housing Assoc)

3.8%

7.2%

8.3%

Private Rented

15.5%

14.3%

15.4%

Other

2.1%

2.4%

1.4%

Rent Free

1.7%

1.9%

1.3%

Wath Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Wath are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Wath has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.

Country

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

England

United Kingdom

91.2%

94.1%

86.2%

Rebublic of Ireland

0.4%

0.3%

0.7%

Other EU Countries

3.2%

2.4%

3.7%

Outside the EU

5.2%

3.2%

9.4%

Wath Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Wath has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

England

AB

29.95%

24.08%

22.96%

C1

32.20%

30.21%

30.92%

C2

19.98%

23.78%

20.64%

DE

17.87%

21.93%

25.49%

Wath Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Wath as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of Wath is younger than the North Yorkshire average.

Age

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

England

Age 0 to 4

5.5%

5.2%

6.3%

Age 5 to 9

5.5%

5.2%

5.6%

Age 10 to14

6%

5.8%

5.8%

Age 15 to 17

3.9%

3.7%

3.7%

Age 18 to 24

6.8%

7.5%

9.4%

Age 25 to 29

5.2%

5%

6.9%

Age 30 to 44

19.4%

17.9%

20.6%

Age 45 to 59

21.5%

21.7%

19.4%

Age 60 to 64

6.8%

7.5%

6%

Age 65 to 74

10.1%

10.9%

8.6%

Age 75 to 84

6.6%

6.9%

5.5%

Age 85 and over

3%

2.8%

2.3%

Mean Age

42

42.8

39.3

Median Age

43

44

39

Wath General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Wath. The percentage of residents in Wath rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Wath rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Wath is generally better than in the average person in England.

Health

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

England

Very Good

50.63%

47.72%

47.17%

Good

33.77%

34.48%

34.22%

Fair

11.80%

13.17%

13.12%

Bad

2.98%

3.63%

4.25%

Very Bad

0.82%

0.99%

1.25%

Wath Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Wath come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Wath is both lower than the average for North Yorkshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Wath than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

England

Jobseekers Allowance (only)

1.3%

1.9%

3.3%

Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)

1.4%

1.6%

2.4%

Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)

7.3%

9.4%

13.5%

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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